Keyboard Shortcuts + Mouse & Trackpad Input

Implementing Shortcuts v2

Launching Shortcuts v2

Flux's Camera Controls

Research

Flux's Shortcuts v2

Brooks Solveig

Last edited 287 days ago by System Writer

Key Combiner virtual keyboard

https://keycombiner.com/collecting/collections/shared/28ed61ee-a995-4ff4-80c8-5d92bca784f3⁠

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Modifier Keys

Modifier Keys

Mac Key

Windows Key

Use

⌘

Ctrl

Primary modifier

⇧

Shift

Secondary modifier. Takes whatever the action was and alters it. E.g. L to switch layers one direction, ⇧ L to switch in the other direction

⌥

Alt

Tertiary modifier. Also our “go” modifier

⌃

🙅

Avoid. No matching key on Windows

🙅

Windows Key

Avoid. Generally off limits for applications and no matching key on Mac

There are no rows in this table

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Correct order for modifier keys

On both Mac and Windows, the correct order is

Meta, Control, Alt, Shift, Command, [letter]

Flux Keyboard Shortcuts

Flux Keyboard Shortcuts

Category

Action

Mac

Windows

Description

Notes

Status in Code

Testing Status

Behavior

Places Mentioned

General

Create New Project

⌥ N

Alt N

Branch

Chrome Mac

As expected

Main Menu

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Clone Current Project

⌥ ⇧ N

Alt Shift N

Branch

Chrome Mac

As expected

Main Menu

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Publish to Library

⌘ P

Ctrl P

Existing

Chrome Mac

As expected

Main Menu

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Insert Comment

Existing

Chrome Mac

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Context Menu

Ask Copilot

⌥ C

Alt C

Existing

Chrome Mac

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Context Menu

Browser Zoom In

⌘ +

Ctrl +

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Browser Zoom Out

⌘ -

Ctrl -

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Cancel Current Action

Esc

Branch

Chrome Mac

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Open Keyboard Shortcuts

⌘ /

Ctrl /

Safari co-opts ⌘ / . Can we override Safari?

Branch

Chrome Mac

As expected

Main Menu

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Close Comments

Esc

Branch

Chrome Mac

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

View

Hide/Show UI

⌘ \

Ctrl \

Branch

As expected

Main Menu under 'View'

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Hide/Show Collaborative Cursors

⇧ ⌘ \

Ctrl Shift \

Previously “Toggle Collaborative Cursors Visibility”

Branch

As expected

Main Menu under 'View'

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Hide/Show Comments

⇧ C

Shift C

Previously “Toggle Comments Visibility”

Branch

As expected

Main Menu under 'View'

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Hide/Show All Pin Labels

⇧ P

Shift P

As expected

Main Menu under 'View'

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Open/Close the Feedback Drawer

⌥ F

Alt F

The bottom drawer with Problems and Comments

Branch

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Tooltip

Open/Close the Layer List

⌥ L

Alt L

Previously “Toggle the visibility of the layer view controller in PCB mode”

Branch

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Tooltip

Flip Viewport to Top/Bottom

⌥ ⇧ F

Alt Shift F

Option is the “Go” modifier

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Missing Tooltip

Focus a Copper Layer

L then 1-n

(where n = the number of stackup layers)

L then 1-n

(where n = the number of stackup layers)

Arpeggio

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Tooltip

Focus Top or Bottom Overlay

L then O or ⇧ O

L then O

Arpeggio

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Tooltip

Focus Top or Bottom Solder Paste

L then P or ⇧ P

L then P

Arpeggio

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Tooltip

Focus Top or Bottom Solder Mask

L then M or ⇧ M

L then M

Arpeggio

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Tooltip

Focus Off

L then ESC

Arpeggio

As expected

No where

Hide/Show a Copper Layer

H then 1-n

(where n = the number of stackup layers)

H then 1-n

(where n = the number of stackup layers)

Arpeggio

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Tooltip

Hide/Show Top or Bottom Overlay

H then O or ⇧ O

H then O or Shift O

Arpeggio

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Tooltip

Hide/Show Top or Bottom Solder Paste

H then P or ⇧ P

H then P or Shift P

Arpeggio

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Tooltip

Hide/Show Top or Bottom Solder Mask

H then M or ⇧ M

H then M or Shift M

Arpeggio

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Tooltip

Hide/Show Off

H then ESC

Arpeggio

As expected

No where

Snap to Alignment on PCB

⇧ A

Hide/Show Measurements

⇧ M

Edit

Undo

⌘ Z

Ctrl Z

Local

As expected

Main Menu

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Redo

⇧ ⌘ Z

Ctrl Shift Z

Local

As expected

Main Menu

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Delete

Backspace or

Delete

Backspace or Delete

Local

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Copy

⌘ C

Ctrl C

Local

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Context Menu

Copy Properties

⌥ ⌘ C

Ctrl Alt C

Local

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Copy Layout Rules

⇧ ⌘ C

Ctrl Shift C

Local

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Cut

⌘ X

Ctrl X

Local

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Paste

⌘ V

Ctrl V

Local

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Duplicate

⌘ D

Ctrl D

Not working

No where

Duplicate with Drag

⌥ Drag

Alt Drag

Exclude from V2

Not working

No where

Rename

⌘ Return

Ctrl Enter

Local

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Edit Component

⌘ E

Ctrl E

Local

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Convert Selection to Component

⇧ ⌘ P

Ctrl Shift P

Local

As expected

Context Menu

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Assign Component to Hotkey

⇧ 1

⇧ 2

⇧ 3

⇧ 4

⇧ 5

Shift 1

Shift 2

Shift 3

Shift 4

Shift 5

Local

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Insert Component from Hotkey

Local

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Give Focus to Toolbar

Tab

First click on an object in the PCB editor. A little toolbar (barista) will show up.

Use tab to focus on different fields of the toolbar. Each field can be edited.

FOR PCB Editor ONLY

As expected

No where

Navigation

Navigate Left

←

Existing

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Navigate Up

↑

Existing

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Navigate Right

→

Existing

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Navigate Down

↓

Existing

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Pan

Spacebar Drag

Local

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Zoom In

⌘ +

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Zoom Out

⌘ -

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Zoom to Fit All or Selection

0 better matches other software

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Missing Tooltip

Assign current viewport position to hotkey

⇧ 6

⇧ 7

⇧ 8

⇧ 9

Shift 6

Shift 7

Shift 8

Shift 9

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Recall saved viewport position

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Find Component

⌘ F

Ctrl F

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Selection

Select All

⌘ A

Ctrl A

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Deselect All

⇧ ⌘ A or ESC

Ctrl Shift A or ESC

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Multi-Select

⇧ Click

Shift Click

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Select Entire Wire

⌘

Ctrl

Schematic Page

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Deep Select

⌘

Ctrl

PCB Page

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Multi-Select Items From Object List (PCB Editor)

⌘ Click

Ctrl Click

As expected

No where

Deep Select Within a Rectangle

⌘ Drag

Ctrl Drag

To be resolved

No where

Range Select From Object List (PCB Editor)

⇧ Click

Shift Click

First click an object, and this will define the beginning of the range.

Hold the ⇧ and click on another object as the end of the range

Then, all objects from the beginning to the end will be selected.

As expected

No where

Transform

Nudge Left

←

Moving different elements in editor.

Branch

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Nudge Up

↑

Branch

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Nudge Right

→

Branch

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Nudge Down

↓

Branch

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Nudge Minor Step Left

⇧ ←

Shift ←

Branch

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Nudge Minor Step Up

⇧ ↑

Shift ↑

Branch

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Nudge Minor Step Right

⇧ →

Shift →

Branch

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Nudge Minor Step Down

⇧ ↓

Shift ↓

Branch

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Rotate Right

]

Branch

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Context Menu

Rotate Left

[

Branch

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Context Menu

Rotate Right Individually

⇧ ]

Shift ]

Rotating individual elements

Branch

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Rotate Left Individually

⇧ [

Shift [

Rotating individual elements

Branch

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Flip Horizontally

The shortcuts for this pair should be different. Rotate doesn’t require a modifier, so neither should flip horizontal. Also, rotate uses a common axis by default. So Flip on individual axis should be the modified action. Also, let’s combine this action with Flip the ‘L’ of a route.

Branch

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Context Menu

Flip Horizontally Individually

⇧ F

Shift F

Flipping individual elements

Branch

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Axis-Aligned Drag

⇧ Drag

Shift Drag

Snaps the movement to the nearest axis

Branch

As expected

No where

Transform (PCB only)

Flip Layer

Moves the selected object to the opposite side of the Layout. Also, we use L which traverses layers in different ways depending on the context.

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Measure Distance

Displays a line from the origin to the cursor with a read out of the distance

Hackathon project Q1 2023

As expected

Context Menu

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Arrange

Align Left

⌥ A

Alt A

From Figma. Changed name

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Align Right

⌥ D

Alt D

From Figma. Changed name

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Align Horizontal Centers

⌥ H

Alt H

From Figma. Changed name

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Align Top

⌥ W

Alt W

From Figma. Changed name

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Align to Bottom

⌥ S

Alt S

From Figma. Changed name

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Align Vertical Centers

⌥ V

Alt V

From Figma. Changed name

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Space Evenly

For Schematic

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Space Evenly Horizontally

⌥ ⇧ H

Option Shift H

For PCB

As expected

Context Menu

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Space Evenly Vertically

⌥ ⇧ V

Option Shift V

For PCB

As expected

Context Menu

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Lock

⇧ L

Shift L

Prevents further modification of an object

How about ⇧ L?

Others are taken:

⌘ L is browser focus address bar

⌥ L opens the LVC

L is an arpeggio

Ideas for Future

Connect on Schematic

Start Drawing a Wire

Double Click the Canvas or

Click a Terminal

Double Click the Canvas or

Click a Terminal

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Create a Wire Elbow

Click

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Finish Drawing a Wire

Double Click the Canvas or

Click a Terminal or

ESC

Double Click the Canvas or

Click a Terminal or

ESC

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Flip Trace Elbow Direction

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Connect on PCB

Start Drawing a Trace

Click the white dot on a Pad or the end of a Trace

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Create a Trace Elbow

Click

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

End Drawing a Trace

Click the white dot on a Pad or a Trace or

ESC

Click the white dot on a Pad or a Trace or

ESC

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Flip Trace Elbow Direction

Flips the position of the chamfer in the current segment

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Cycle Through Preferred Trace Width

Landing shortly from a PR Matthias is working on

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Cycle Backwards Through Preferred Trace Width

⇧ W

Landing shortly from a PR Matthias is working on

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Draw or Drag Traces at Any Angle

⇧

Shift

Hold Shift to draw a trace at any angle. Otherwise, traces are drawn at 45°.

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Toggle MultiRouting Mode when available

⌘

Ctrl

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Drag Traces/Vias Without Keeping Them Connected

⌘

Ctrl

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Draw Trace on Next Layer with a Via

As expected

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Cursor

Context menu

Right Click or

⌃ Click

Right Click

Exclude from v2

As expected

No where

Zoom

Trackpad: pinch

Magic Mouse: ⌘ Scroll

Two button mouse: ⌘ Scroll-wheel

Needs research

We shouldn’t use ⌃Scroll for Magic Mouse - this conflicts with an accessibility zoom feature on Mac. Let’s use ⌘Scroll instead.

Exclude from v2

As expected

No where

Pan

Trackpad: Two finger scroll

Magic Mouse: One finger scroll

Two button mouse: Scroll-wheel up & down, ⇧ Scroll-wheel for left & right

Needs research

Exclude from v2

As expected

No where

Internal

Open Perf Stats Panel

⌃ ⌥ S

Ctrl Alt S

This opens a special performance stats panel that is only to be used internally

On PCB Editor Page only

As expected

No where

Switch to Prod, release and localhost

⌃ ⌥ P

Ctrl Alt P

Goes to flux.ai, or other domains

Conflicts with existing shortcut for Convert Selection to Part.

As expected

No where

Switch to Release

⌃ ⌥ R

Ctrl Alt R

Conflicts with Hard Refresh on Chrome/Mac.

As expected

No where

Switch to Localhost

⌃ ⌥ I

Ctrl Alt I

As expected

No where

Dreams (Want to be implemented in future)

Open Schematic

G then S

Arpeggio

Ideas for Future

Open Code

G then C

Arpeggio

Ideas for Future

Open PCB

G then P

Arpeggio

Ideas for Future

Open BOM

G then B

Obviously doesn’t exist yet

Arpeggio

Ideas for Future

Open Library

G then L

Arpeggio

Ideas for Future

Open Objects

G then O

Arpeggio

Ideas for Future

Open Rules

G then R

Arpeggio

Ideas for Future

Click or drag to zoom

Z Click

⇧ Z Click

Z Click

Shift Z Click

This is how Illustrator and Figma do it. Hold Z and the cursor becomes a plus.

Ignore in v2

Ideas for Future

Measure Distance

⌥

Alt

Planned for the future. Would display measurements dynamically from the selected object or cursor.

Requires new functionality. Skip in v2.

Ideas for Future

Deep Select

⌘ Click

Ctrl Click

Select a child of a parent

Ideas for Future

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VIEW of items missing in the Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

VIEW of items missing in the Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog